Lot number 3393 - Auction 160
DREI AFFEN (FELLPFLEGE / DIE DREI WEISEN AFFEN)

GERMAN SCULPTOR Active in the 20th century THREE MONKEYS (GROOMING / THE THREE WISE MONKEYS) Bronze, dark brown patina. H 57, W 72, D 36 cm. Unsigned; attributed to Julius Schold (1881 Hamburg - 1962 Karlsruhe). Large-scale bronze group featuring three monkeys in a tight, clustered composition. The two flanking animals turn toward the central monkey, appearing to examine or groom it, creating a lively, almost humorous scene. Areas of rubbing and loss of patina.